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Sunday 21 December 1997 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:214:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:057:05+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:041:04 PM

Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 267° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 267° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:145:14 PM–19:027:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:236:23 AM–08:118:11 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5111:51 AM–13:191:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:094:09 PM–16:564:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:154:15 PM–17:435:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Udvega05:595:59 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Cara07:277:27 AM–08:558:55 AMneutral
Lābha08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Amṛta10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Kāla11:5111:51 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Śubha13:191:19 PM–14:472:47 PMgood
Roga14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMavoid
Udvega16:154:15 PM–17:435:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:435:43 PM–19:157:15 PMgood
Amṛta19:157:15 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Cara20:478:47 PM–22:1910:19 PMneutral
Roga22:1910:19 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Kāla23:5111:51 PM–25:231:23+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:231:23+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMgood
Udvega26:552:55+1 AM–28:274:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:274:27+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 25:221:22+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 13:041:04 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:435:43 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:154:15 PM–17:435:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:435:43 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  10. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī25:22 01:221:22 AM MonHasta
YogaĀyuṣmān13:041:04 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava17:435:43 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra30:00 06:006:00 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 338
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:0512:05+1 AM
Moonset
11:4211:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:236:23 AM08:118:11 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:472:47 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:094:09 PM16:564:56 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:154:15 PM17:435:43 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:145:14 PM19:027:02 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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